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| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Replica banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an intaglio portrait bust of painter Diego Velázquez within an oval laurel wreath, engraved by B. Maura. To the right, a large guilloche underprint numeral '50' with an allegorical winged figure and palette. The note is framed by an ornate border with interlaced guilloche patterns. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR CINCUENTA PESETAS Madrid 30 de Noviembre de 1902 EL INTERVENTOR EL GOBERNADOR EL CAJERO VELÁZQUEZ Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Translation: THE BANK OF SPAIN WILL PAY THE BEARER FIFTY PESETAS Madrid November 30, 1902 THE AUDITOR (signature) THE GOVERNOR (signature) THE CASHIER (signature) VELÁZQUEZ (On the left) Real Casa de la Moneda Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre) |
| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette reproducing Velázquez's painting 'Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan', engraved by B. Maura, framed within a rectangular panel. To the left, an allegorical winged female figure kneels before a luminous orb. Olive branch vignettes flank the central scene within a guilloche border. |
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